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Germany
Divided into 16
states (Bundesländer) Germany lies in the centre of Europe.
Bordered in the north by the Baltic and North Seas, in the south by
the Alps it is without a doubt the economic powerhouse of Europe.
Thevenue of the last World Cup in 2006, the German people
surprised the rest of the world by putting on the party of a
century.
Area : 357,022 sq
km
Population :
81.000.000
Capital :
Berlin
Language :
German
Major religion :
Christianity
Major Cities :
Hamburg, Frankfurt, Munich, Duesseldorf, Cologne, Hannover,
Stuttgart
Currency :
Euro
GNI per capita :
$25250
Internet domain :
.de
Phonecode :
#49
Hotels : Brenner's
Park-Hotel & Spa Baden Baden ; Hotel Traube Tonbach,
Baiersbronn ; Hotel Bareiss, Baiersbronn ; Ritz-Carlton Berlin ;
Hotel Adlon Kempinski, Berlin ; Adina Apartment Hotel, Berlin ;
Arcotel Velvet, Berlin ; The Regent Berlin, Berlin ; Mandala
Hotel Berlin ; Waldorf Astoria Berlin ; Hotel Q!, Berlin ;
Hotel-Pension Funk, Berlin ; Michelberger Hotel, Berlin ; Casa
Camper, Berlin ; Hotel de Rome, Berlin ; Adina Apartment
Hotels, Berlin ; The Charles Hotel, Excelsior Hotel Ernst, Cologne
; Hilton Cologne ; Am Terrassenufer, Dresden ; Hotel Schloss Elmau,
Garmisch Partenkirchen ; 25 Hours Hotel, Hamburg ; Maritim,
Frankfurt ; Frankfurter Hof ; Steigenberger Hotel Frankfurt ;
Hessischer Hof, Frankfurt ; Schlosshoetl Kronberg ; Sheraton
Frankfurt ; Marriott, Frankfurt ; Mandarin Oriental, Munich ;
Bayerischer Hof, Munich ; Hotel Vier Jahreszeiten, Munich ; Anna
Hotel, Munich ; Kempinski Hotel Airport, Munich ; Motel One, Munich
; Ritz-Carlton, Wolfsburg ;
Restaurants :
Schwarzwaldstube, Baiersbronn, Black Forest-3 Michelin Stars ;
Bareiss, Baiersbronn 3 Michelin stars ; Restaurant Schlossberg,
Baiersbronn, 1 Michelin star ; Engelbecken, Berlin ;
Grossbeerenkeller, Berlin ; Weinhaus Neuner, Munich: Facil,
Manadala Hotel, Berlin ; Al Contadino Sotto le Stelle, Berlin ;
Borchardt, Berlin ; Brasserie am Gendarmenmarkt, Berlin ;
Topo Gigio, Frankfurt ; Da Claudio, Frankfurt ; Nueraum, Munich
;Tantris, Munich ; Nektar, Munich ; Cafe Osteria La Vecchia
Masseria, Munich ; Taverna del Sud, Munich Isar ; Andechser Am Dom,
Munich ; Maria Cafe, Munich ; Kerala, Munich ; Weinstein,
Prenzlauerberg ;
Bars/Cafes : Q, Bar,
Berlin ; Barcomi's Deli, Berlin ; Dr Pong, Berlin ; Monster
Ronson's, Berlin ; Mosaic, Frankfurt ; Jimmy's Bar, Frankfurt
; Gleis 25, Frankfurt ; Cafe Mozart, Munich ; P1, Munich ; Vice ,
Munich ; Kunst & Textwerk Cafe, Munich ; Marais Cafe, Munich ;
Forschungsbrauerei Beergarden Munich ; Nueraum, Munich ;
Shopping/Tips : KaDeWe,
Berlin ; Ludwig Beck, Munich ; Fundgrube, Munich ; Svenja Jander,
Munich ; Shopping Villages(factory outlets)-two of the biggest are
in Wertheim -approx. 1 hour from Frankfurt-and in the town of
Ingolstadt, 50 minutes north of Munich ; Try
River-Cruising
Attractions : Unter den
Linden in Berlin crammed with the Siegessaule (Golden Angel),
Deutsches (German) Museum, Berliner Dom (cathedral) ; The
Lustgarten ; Berlin Wall ; Checkpoint Charlie, Berlin ; Brandenburg
Gate, Berlin ; The Reichstag, Berlin ; Museum Island, Berlin ;
German Historical Museum, Berlin ; Gemaeldegallerie Kulturforum,
Berlin ; The Kennedy's Museum, Berlin ; Jewish Museum, Berlin
; Berlin by Boat-canals connect all the way to Krakow in the south
to the Baltic Sea, North Sea and Rhine ; Cecilienhof Palace,
Potsdam ; Sanssouci, Potsdam ; Glienicker Bridge (cold war prisoner
swap) ; Neuschwanstein Castle, Bavaria ; Olympic Stadiums Munich
& Berlin ; Rhine Valley ; Cathedral Cologne ; Glyptothek
Museum, Munich ; BMW Museum, Munich ; Deutsche Museum, Munich ;
Jewish Museum, Munich ; Museum Brandhorst, Munich ; Olympic Park,
Munich ; Allianz Arena for a football match ; Oktoberfest
Munich-End September-October ; Nuernberg (Christmas market) and Old
Town ; Dresden (old city) ; The Romantic Road-Wuerzburg,
Donauwoerth, Dinkesbuehl, Rothenburg, Fuessen
Spas : Schloss Elmau,
Garmisch Partenkirchen
Airports
: Frankfurt (Rhein-Main-FRA)- 9 km south west of city.
Other major airports: Berlin (BER)(Tegel-TXL), Munich(MUC),
Hamburg(HAM), Cologne(CGN), Duesseldorf (DUS)
Must play 18 @ :
Sporting Club Berlin Scharmuetzelsee (Bad Saarow), G.C. St.Leon-Rot
-St.Leon & Roth courses-(St.Leon,Rot), Hamburger G.C.
Falkenstein (Hamburg)
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